Dan wrote:
wrote:

On 8 Feb 2005 08:55:34 -0800, "Dan"


The Colregs do not specify exactly what you have to do to maintain a
proper watch at all times. That is purposely left for a court to
adjucate on a case by case basis.


In that case there must be some prior cases.

I'm not disagreeing. I just want some evidence.

There have been numerous cases that involved the issue of a proper
lookout. Many court decisions have set precedents, and many textbooks
have written on it.

However, the fundamental concept they focus on the question of whether a
better lookout could have prevented a particular incident. For
instance, and early ruling says that a proper lookout is so designated,
and this must be his primary duty. However, a later decision allowed
that a lookout could also sound a fog horn. However, a lookout can't
also be a navigator.

But if you apply decisions based on large ships, you end up requiring an
impossibly large crew for a small boat. The courts don't require the
same level of "lookout" on a small boat. Further, failure to have a
proper lookout (or failure to comply with any rule) is not penalized
unless it contributes to an accident.

However, if you're looking for a court decision relevant to this
situation, the ruling that I posted (again below) involves David Scully,
who was sailing the single hand racing boat Coyote (an Open 60?), which
he had chartered from the widow of Mike Plant. (Actually, I don't think
they were married before Mike disappeared when the keel fell off in the
mid-Atlantic). Scully was sleeping during a qualifying run from the
Azores to Newport when Coyote hit a fishing boat off Nova Scotia. Its
interesting reading - the original decision apparently cited the "vessel
moving should avoid vessel stationary" concept, but the appeal court
agreed with Scully that the fishing boat was not really "stationary"
according to the law, since it was not anchored. But the court held
that the lack of a lookout was the primary cause of the incident. The
fact that Coyote was not running its radar, lights, or radios didn't help.

http://pacer.ca4.uscourts.gov/opinion.pdf/961209.P.pdf

One more point - although Neal keeps claiming that not having a lookout
is "illegal." As far as I know, there is no "law" that says you must
follow the ColRegs in international water. That is, there is no penalty
for failing to comply, unless that failure leads to an accident. In
inland waters, that is not the case - you can be penalized for not
having proper lights, etc.

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message ...
One more point - although Neal keeps claiming that not having a lookout
is "illegal." As far as I know, there is no "law" that says you must
follow the ColRegs in international water. That is, there is no penalty
for failing to comply, unless that failure leads to an accident. In
inland waters, that is not the case - you can be penalized for not
having proper lights, etc.



Bwahahahahhahahahahhahaha!

Did you know the Coast Guard can, does and will write a
citation for not displaying an anchor light if anchored
in international waters? (outside of a few designated
anchorages, that is.)

Jeff, before you play the lawyer perhaps you should
seek out a law school and matriculate.

CN

Capt. Neal® wrote:

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...

One more point - although Neal keeps claiming that not having a
lookout is "illegal." As far as I know, there is no "law" that says
you must follow the ColRegs in international water. That is, there is
no penalty for failing to comply, unless that failure leads to an
accident. In inland waters, that is not the case - you can be
penalized for not having proper lights, etc.



Bwahahahahhahahahahhahaha!
Did you know the Coast Guard can, does and will write a
citation for not displaying an anchor light if anchored
in international waters? (outside of a few designated anchorages, that is.)


No, they don't. They may do it outside the Colregs line, but not in
international waters.

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
...
One more point - although Neal keeps claiming that not having a lookout
is "illegal." As far as I know, there is no "law" that says you must
follow the ColRegs in international water. That is, there is no penalty
for failing to comply, unless that failure leads to an accident. In
inland waters, that is not the case - you can be penalized for not having
proper lights, etc.



Bwahahahahhahahahahhahaha!
Did you know the Coast Guard can, does and will write a
citation for not displaying an anchor light if anchored
in international waters? (outside of a few designated anchorages, that
is.)

Jeff, before you play the lawyer perhaps you should seek out a law school
and matriculate.

CN

Can someone explain how this boating thread is any better than the worst of
the OT political threads often complained about by some here at rec.boats?

"JimH" wrote in message

Can someone explain how this boating thread is any better than the worst
of the OT political threads often complained about by some here at
rec.boats?

Geez jimmy... it has to do with boats...
Are all you guys at rec.boats such whiners or is it that jimmy boy is the
group weenie?

CM

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
news:r3aOd.14517$K54.2604@edtnps84...

"JimH" wrote in message

Can someone explain how this boating thread is any better than the worst
of the OT political threads often complained about by some here at
rec.boats?

Geez jimmy... it has to do with boats...
Are all you guys at rec.boats such whiners or is it that jimmy boy is the
group weenie?

CM



*ploink* Another asshole joins Krause in the bozo bin.

"JimH" wrote in message

*ploink* Another asshole joins Krause in the bozo bin.

If you can't take the heat Jimbo... don't cross post!

BTW - even your Plonk sounds Gay! You whiner!!

*Can some kind soul repost this so lil jimmy can read it.. thanx!*

CM

Capt. Mooron wrote:
"JimH" wrote in message


*ploink* Another asshole joins Krause in the bozo bin.


If you can't take the heat Jimbo... don't cross post!

BTW - even your Plonk sounds Gay! You whiner!!

*Can some kind soul repost this so lil jimmy can read it.. thanx!*

CM


I would but then he might "ploink" me.

"JimH" wrote in message
...

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
news:r3aOd.14517$K54.2604@edtnps84...

"JimH" wrote in message

Can someone explain how this boating thread is any better than the
worst
of the OT political threads often complained about by some here at
rec.boats?

Geez jimmy... it has to do with boats...
Are all you guys at rec.boats such whiners or is it that jimmy boy is
the
group weenie?

CM



*ploink* Another asshole joins Krause in the bozo bin.

Well done, JimH! I've been tempted to ploink Mooron for a long time.

Those of us who have no sense of humour at all need to be protected from
people like Mooron. Thank God for the killfile.

Like you, I didn't get a very good education -- so I'm not sure if I'm
allowed to killfile someone without making a public declaration.


Would it be very cowardly if I killfiled him without making it public?


Regards


Donal
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"Donal" wrote in message
...

"JimH" wrote in message
...

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
news:r3aOd.14517$K54.2604@edtnps84...

"JimH" wrote in message

Can someone explain how this boating thread is any better than the
worst
of the OT political threads often complained about by some here at
rec.boats?

Geez jimmy... it has to do with boats...
Are all you guys at rec.boats such whiners or is it that jimmy boy is
the
group weenie?

CM



*ploink* Another asshole joins Krause in the bozo bin.

Well done, JimH! I've been tempted to ploink Mooron for a long time.

Those of us who have no sense of humour at all need to be protected from
people like Mooron. Thank God for the killfile.

Like you, I didn't get a very good education -- so I'm not sure if I'm
allowed to killfile someone without making a public declaration.


Would it be very cowardly if I killfiled him without making it public?


Regards


Donal
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I have done most of my killfiling privately...normally no need to make it
public....but with folks like Krause, Capt. Moron and Popeye the Sailor Man
(Binary Bill), sometimes it just feels better to announce it.

*Ploink*....*Plonk*....*Plink*....*Plunk*.....*Fiz z-Fizz*.......whatever way
you want to say it they are in my bozo bin and deserve each other.